This yr we used the #GroupMe app. It was pretty successful. If kids don't have their notifications turned on however, some don't get the messages sent. However there's an option to "create events" like meets, tournaments etc with associated times. The kids on my team were pretty responsive with the APP, so I'll call it a success. Each kid had to add the App based off an email that was sent to each when I added them, and/or I could add them by adding their email/phone to the app. The App can also send private messages, so that can be useful.

I got word of this app from Coach Zeke Jones at Arizona St who at the Monterey Coaches Clinic touted this app very highly for helping communication with his team.

We also used groupme. I created a group for coaches as well to chat with each other outside of kids communication, and one for each tournament we were at so kids could let us know what mat they were on. We became to depend on it and used it heavily.